Method and system for user-friendly forwarding entry management based on inter-process communication

Abstract

A method and system for user-friendly forwarding entry management based on inter-process communication (IPC) is provided. The system includes a function input unit inputting a command for forwarding entry management; and an automated process unit verifying parameters included in the function to create a user table, extracting information for creating a forwarding entry management table from the user table, and outputting a forwarding entry management message including the extracted information. The method includes inputting a command for forwarding entry management; verifying parameters included in the command; creating a user table using the parameters if the verification is successful; extracting information for creating a forwarding entry management table from the user table; and outputting a forwarding entry management message including the extracted information.

1 . A user-friendly forwarding entry management system based on inter-process communication (IPC), comprising:
 a management information storage unit inputting a command for forwarding entry management; and   an automated process unit verifying parameters included in the command to create a user table, extracting information for creating a forwarding entry management table from the user table, and outputting a forwarding entry management message including the extracted information.   
   
   
       2 . The user-friendly forwarding entry management system of  claim 1 , wherein the automated process unit comprises:
 a verification unit parsing and verifying the parameters included in the function;   a user table creating unit creating a user table using the parameters if the verification is successful;   an information extracting unit extracting information for creating a forwarding entry management table from the user table; and   a message output unit outputting a forwarding entry management message including the extracted information.   
   
   
       3 . The user-friendly forwarding entry management system of  claim 2 , further comprising a forwarding entry managing unit creating a forwarding entry management table with reference to the forwarding entry management message and performing forwarding entry management using the forwarding entry management table. 
   
   
       4 . The user-friendly forwarding entry management system of  claim 2 , wherein the automated process unit further comprises a user table display unit displaying the user table. 
   
   
       5 . The user-friendly forwarding entry management system of  claim 1 , wherein the forwarding entry management table comprises:
 an L2 port table for port mapping;   a virtual local area network (VLAN) table for VLAN setting;   a VLAN port table for mapping between the L2 port table and the VLAN table; and   a forwarding database (FDB) table for path setting.   
   
   
       6 . The user-friendly forwarding entry management system of  claim 5 , wherein the forwarding entry managing unit creates the L2 port table, the VLAN table, the VLAN port table, and the FDB table in order of precedence. 
   
   
       7 . The user-friendly forwarding entry management system of  claim 1 , wherein the function is to set, add, delete or modify a forwarding entry. 
   
   
       8 . The user-friendly forwarding entry management system of  claim 7 , wherein the forwarding entry management message is a message for setting, adding, deleting or modifying a forwarding entry. 
   
   
       9 . The user-friendly forwarding entry management system of  claim 2 , wherein the parameters comprises MAC address of a destination, VLAN ID, destination port number, default VLAN ID, tagging flag, blade number, and flooding flag. 
   
   
       10 . The user-friendly forwarding entry management system of  claim 9 , wherein the verification unit verifies the parameters by checking whether there is MAC address of a destination, whether VLAN ID is to be replaced with default VLAN ID, whether destination port number has a value within an appropriate range, whether blade number has a value within an appropriate range, and whether flooding occurs. 
   
   
       11 . A user-friendly forwarding entry management method based on inter-process communication (IPC), comprising:
 inputting a function for forwarding entry management;   verifying parameters included in the function;   creating a user table using the parameters if the verification is successful;   extracting information for creating a forwarding entry management table from the user table; and   outputting a forwarding entry management message including the extracted information.   
   
   
       12 . The user-friendly forwarding entry management method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 creating a forwarding entry management table with reference to the forwarding entry management message; and   performing forwarding entry management using the forwarding entry management table.